Jewerl Thomas is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Thomas in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Thomas's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1980 | 22–23 | LAR | 16 | — | 65 | 427 | 2 | 6.6 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 30 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 23–24 | LAR | 15 | — | 34 | 118 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 37 | 0 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 24–25 | LAR | 8 | — | 16 | 80 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 49 | 0 | — | 6.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 25–26 | KC | 10 | — | 44 | 115 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 51 | 0 | — | 5.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 18 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 9.0 | -3.5 | 1.0 | 81.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26–27 | SD | 7 | — | 14 | 43 | 2 | 3.1 | 14.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 56 | — | 173 | 783 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 167 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 18 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 9.0 | -3.5 | 1.0 | 81.3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
14 career value over replacement — #3404 all-time of 4,649. 2.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #58 (Rd 3) · RAM · 1980 · +7 vs expected KV-H
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A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
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